Stills from Lucile Hadžihalilović's EVOLUTION

Ten-year old Nicolas (Max Brebant) lives
an austere and isolated life with his mother
in a remote seaside community populated
by women and other little boys about his
age, but seemingly devoid of adult males.
In a hospital overlooking the tempestuous
ocean, the boys are all subjected to regular
medical treatments — or, perhaps, some
mysterious experiment.

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